Gold Panda uses (or used to use) an MPC 1000 to make his music, in conjunction with a MacBook Pro and a Line 6 DL4. Not sure about Foals. But you could easily approximate this sort of music with a Digitakt or MPC. Or just a DAW.
I adore the MPC 1000 w/JJOS so am rather biased, would rather use one of those than a newer MPC. But whatever works for you.
I use my Digitakt/IPad/Force in the same way and absolutely love it.
Iâll never disconnect my IPad from the Digitakt, I consider them to be a single unit. An app I love using (among many) is L7 Looper through AUM with my Digitakt.
Every time I hear someone refer to the Digitakt as âonlyâ having 8 mono tracks, I have a good laugh and Resample another loop or phrase, freeing up a track on the DT.
Just as I consider the IPad to be and extension of the Digitakt, I consider the DT to be a physical drum/sampler plug-in to the Akai.
As you mentioned, I often cook up a pattern on the DT, sample that to the the Force, and continue on.
I also consider all the great IOS soft synths to be third party plugins to the Force. I have midi in & out from DT to Force, then USB midi/audio in & out from DT to IPad. This allows me to sample to and from all three, and use the midi sequencing from Digitakt and IPad apps to the Force. Endless possibilities.
Yeah thatâs totally it. The only thing I find annoying is that if I charge the iPad the same time as I use the digitakt as an audio interface I get stutters and glitches with the audio, as soon as I take the power out itâs fine. Might just be my USB hub though. Also I wish AUM would accept midi clock and transport from the Digitakt.
Both great bands/artists. Nothing to add except for that.
Pretty sure Gold Panda used a MPC 2000xl for that record and used the MPC 1000 only for live stuff. I think he was basically using it like a midi controller for Ableton Live. However, you can definitely make the MPC One or Digitakt work for the same results. MPC 100 with JJOS is pretty powerful. I miss my Digitakt. I sold it the day the update came out. Doh!
shouldnât people that do reviews read the manual before doing reviews?
at the same time the unscripted clips usually come with a moment within the perspective that I might not have even thought about being interested or viewed from a not so particular angle or view point⌠for example I know how to use the digitakt and the mpc already so I donât really need that, but different perspectives or different takes on the same perspective etc⌠are interesting, especially from users who are brand spankin new to the instruments theyâre checking outâŚ